Glær

Old Norse Dictionary - glær

Meaning of Old Norse word "glær" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

glær: m., poët. the ‘glaring,’ i. e. the sea, Lex. poët.: in prose in the phrase, kasta á glæ, to throw into the sea, squander, Bjarn. 57, Ó. H. 38, Finnb. 250, Fms. vii. 62 (in a verse), cp. Ad. 13; hlaupa á glæ, to run in vain, Al. 181.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Similar entries:

Glær (I)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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